Microsoft Plans Stronger Legal Spam Slam

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Microsoft plans further legal action on
spam

Microsoft plans further legal action on
spam 12/18/2003 01:02 AM
CNET Dec 17 2003 11:34PM ET

Microsoft continues legal crackdown on
spam

Microsoft continues legal crackdown on
spam 09/24/2004 07:14 AM
Computer Weekly Sep 24 2004 11:01AM GMT

New Bid To Slam Spam

New Bid To Slam Spam 12/18/2003 01:05 PM
CBS News Dec 18 2003 12:26PM ET

Microsoft Details Spam Fighting Plans

Microsoft Details Spam Fighting Plans 05/05/2004 03:35 PM

Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL push anti-spam
plans

Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL push anti-spam
plans 06/23/2004 11:01 AM
Infomatics Jun 23 2004 3:49PM GMT

Microsoft Plans New E-Mail Filter To
Screen Spam

Microsoft Plans New E-Mail Filter To
Screen Spam 11/18/2003 07:03 AM
Media Post Nov 18 2003 6:10AM ET

Congress, Yahoo! Slam Spam

Congress, Yahoo! Slam Spam 12/12/2003 04:16 PM
PC Magazine Dec 12 2003 4:03PM ET

Hotmail spam plan grand slam

Hotmail spam plan grand slam 05/07/2004 07:41 AM
Letters Reg gone soft, you cry

Operators and labels slam plans for
computer-to-mobile music transfer

Operators and labels slam plans for
computer-to-mobile music transfer 09/16/2004 02:58 PM
New Media Age Sep 16 2004 6:49PM GMT

Research makes a stronger mark on
Microsoft

Research makes a stronger mark on
Microsoft 06/10/2004 01:07 PM
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA - Microsoft Corp.'s research group receives only a small piece of the company's massive research and development (R&D) budget, which in its current fiscal year is a sizeable $6.8 billion. Unlike what might be expected, Microsoft Research's (MSR's) main task is not researching new products. Instead, the group mostly does fundamental technology research.

Spam Now Legal In The US

Spam Now Legal In The US 12/16/2003 01:47 PM
As expected, President Bush signed the so-called "CAN SPAM" bill into law today, effectively legalizing spam. What the law does is make sure that anyone now has the right to spam you legitimately, so long as they provide contact information and a way to opt-out. This means, the floodgates will open as all those out-of-work telemarketers now have a new job: spamming you. Wasn't the law supposed to stop spam? Well, the one anti-spam idea in the bill is that it bans people from faking headers for the sake of spamming - which would make a difference if spammers actually cared about the law. They've shown already that they're not too concerned, and thanks to their ability to fake headers and route their spam through many different computers, it will be very difficult to track them down. So, now we'll be getting much more "legitimate" spam, and just as much, if not more, fraudulent spam. Why is this a good law again?

Q&A Anti-spam legal action

Q&A Anti-spam legal action 08/27/2004 02:00 PM
News.bbc.co.uk - Tue Aug 24, 10:44 am GMT

A Legal Cure for Spam Rage

A Legal Cure for Spam Rage 12/27/2004 12:50 PM
PERSPECTIVE Here's how Lycos Europe can make amends for its failed anti-spam screensaver idea. The big online service should begin lobbying Congress to beef up CAN-SPAM, the wimpy federal anti-spam law. Read on as spam expert Brian McWilliams takes a look at the problems with spam legislation and what must be done to stem the tide of junk e-mail.

Viagra spam forces legal action

Viagra spam forces legal action 08/05/2004 06:49 AM
Viagra maker Pfizer is suing spammers and websites that it says are selling illegal versions of its drug.

Legal Issues Facing Spam, Popups And
Spyware

Legal Issues Facing Spam, Popups And
Spyware 01/03/2005 06:04 AM
It appears that politicians are increasingly paying attention to internet "evils" along the lines of spyware, spam and popups. In all cases, these are instances where the openness of the network has been abused, creating certain problems. However, it's not clear that any of these legislative solutions are likely to do any good. We already pointed out how ineffec tive CAN SPAM has been, but a few interesting things happened over the weekend in the areas of popups and spyware. First, a Utah court ruled that pop up ads were not covered by an anti-spam law in that state. The law in question is no longer in effect, so it doesn't really matter -- but it does suggest that the idea of using "unsolicited" email legislation against other forms of "unsolicited" advertising is unlikely to get very far. The news that's getting the most attention, however, is California's decision to pass anti-spyware legislation that would give out fines for spyware purveyors. The text of the actual law is worth reading, as it's clear that a fair amount of thought went into it. However, it's not entirely clear it will do much to stop spyware. First, the sneakiest forms of spyware have been very careful to hide who is really responsible for the products -- meaning, they're likely to successfully remain hidden from any lawsuits. The just slightly more legitimate adware variant of spyware, on the other hand, has always been more about social engineering than any technical trickery. That is, they bury the permissions in a ton of language so that no one is really sure what they're agreeing to. Assuming this continues, these firms will be able to claim that they presented the end user with a choice, and those end users agreed to move ahead with the installation.

Guardian Unlimited | Online | Spam gangs
exploit UK legal loophole

Guardian Unlimited | Online | Spam gangs
exploit UK legal loophole 06/14/2004 06:51 AM
I do not what the UK to become the next spammers .. guardian .. Quote:

guardian.co.uk/online/news/0,12597,1237103,00.html
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Congress Revisiting Spam Plans

Congress Revisiting Spam Plans 05/25/2004 11:55 AM
When the CAN SPAM law was first passed, anyone who thought through what the law actually said realized that it wouldn't work, and some people started asking what was plan B? Instead of just patting themselves on the back, we wanted to know exactly how they would measure the success or failure of the bill, and what they would do in the very likely event that it made the problem worse, not better. The sponsors of the bill never really responded to that question, but just talked about how wonderful it was that they were now banning spam. Except, only five months into the law being in effect and the spam problem is clearly worse, not better. For once, however, it appears that even some folks in Congress realize this and are already interested in revisiting the law. Some of this article is just repeating the things that we posted last week about the FTC exploring other options such as a bounty system encouraging people to track down spammers, but the fact that more politicians are realizing CAN SPAM isn't working is a good thing. Of course, we still haven't heard from the Senators who were so proud of themselves for coming up with the law in the first place.

Microsoft calls for outbound spam
filtering against spam

Microsoft calls for outbound spam
filtering against spam 06/04/2004 10:42 AM
Computer Weekly Jun 4 2004 2:14PM GMT

U.N. plans worldwide fight against
Internet spam

U.N. plans worldwide fight against
Internet spam 07/07/2004 06:29 AM
Article.wn.com - Wed Jul 7, 03:23 am GMT

Yahoo! plans to fight spam with 'domain
keys'

Yahoo! plans to fight spam with 'domain
keys' 12/08/2003 02:22 PM
New Scientist Dec 8 2003 1:54PM ET

Open internet Why plans to control spam
could be bad news for the net

Open internet Why plans to control spam
could be bad news for the net 09/03/2004 08:25 AM
BBC Sep 3 2004 12:59PM GMT

Why Open-Source Community Objects to MS
Spam Plans

Why Open-Source Community Objects to MS
Spam Plans 09/17/2004 07:45 PM
The broadness of Microsoft's recently revealed e-mail authenication patent confirms open-source concerns with the company's anti-spam efforts using Sender ID.

OECD task force on spam plans meeting,
strategy

OECD task force on spam plans meeting,
strategy 08/12/2004 11:34 AM
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is taking the fight against unsolicited commercial e-mail to Asia next month, where it will hold a meeting to discuss the priorities for its newly created task force on spam, it announced Thursday.

Microsoft as legal piñata is getting
old

Microsoft as legal piñata is getting
old 01/05/2004 11:36 PM
I want Microsoft to play by the rules and, because of Microsoft's Windows monopoly, those rules should be stricter than those applied to other software companies. But I don't want Microsoft forced to stop adding new features to Windows simply to satisfy disgruntled competitors who would rather litigate than innovate.

Legal Costs Cut Into Microsoft Net

Legal Costs Cut Into Microsoft Net 04/23/2004 02:41 AM
Los Angeles Times Apr 23 2004 7:12AM GMT

Microsoft as legal piata is getting old

Microsoft as legal piata is getting old 01/05/2004 09:48 AM
SiliconValley.com Jan 5 2004 9:22AM ET

Microsoft Disputes $258 Mln Legal Fee

Microsoft Disputes $258 Mln Legal Fee 05/13/2004 10:52 PM
Boston Globe May 14 2004 3:14AM GMT

Legal fees hit Microsoft

Legal fees hit Microsoft 04/25/2004 06:57 AM
Australian IT Apr 25 2004 11:12AM GMT

Microsoft disputes $258 man legal fee

Microsoft disputes $258 man legal fee 05/13/2004 09:16 PM
MSNBC May 14 2004 1:18AM GMT

Microsoft as legal piñata is
getting old

Microsoft as legal piñata is
getting old 01/06/2004 02:10 AM

Microsoft on the Legal Hot Seat

Microsoft on the Legal Hot Seat 06/08/2004 11:59 AM
While no Microsoft witnesses have yet been called in the Department of Justice vs. Oracle case, the Redmond software kingpin already is casting a long shadow in the matter. On the other side of the pond, Microsoft on Tuesday issued its appeal in its own antitrust case with the European Union.

Microsoft net dips on legal woes

Microsoft net dips on legal woes 04/23/2004 01:31 AM
Cyber India Online Apr 23 2004 5:36AM GMT

Microsoft can buy off Sun legal threats
for 10 years

Microsoft can buy off Sun legal threats
for 10 years 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
As part of their landmark agreement reached last week, Microsoft Corp. has the option to pay Sun Microsystems Inc. millions of dollars each year to shield itself from patent infringement lawsuits by its former nemesis, Sun's vice president for legal affairs said Thursday.

Microsoft Disputes $258 Mln Legal
Fee (Reuters)

Microsoft Disputes $258 Mln Legal
Fee (Reuters) 05/13/2004 06:19 PM
Reuters - Lawyers seeking $258 million in legal fees from Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) $1.1 billion class action settlement in California are asking for too much, the world's largest software maker said on Thursday.

Microsoft must fight on in NY legal case

Microsoft must fight on in NY legal case 06/10/2004 04:43 AM
Silicon.com Jun 10 2004 9:26AM GMT

Microsoft disputes $258 man legal fee in
Calif

Microsoft disputes $258 man legal fee in
Calif 05/13/2004 06:30 PM
MSNBC May 13 2004 9:50PM GMT

Legal, security headache for Microsoft

Legal, security headache for Microsoft 02/16/2004 08:12 PM
Straits Times Feb 17 2004 0:18AM GMT

Legal costs hit Microsoft profits

Legal costs hit Microsoft profits 04/23/2004 02:41 AM
BBC Apr 23 2004 7:23AM GMT

Microsoft legal defense is familiar one
to EU

Microsoft legal defense is familiar one
to EU 11/13/2003 11:19 AM
IHT Nov 13 2003 11:00AM ET
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